Damian is sitting on a chair with his eyes closed, indicating that he is meditating. He appears to be feeling tired from forming his first magic ring, but at the same time, he feels a sense of empowerment as if his capacity of mana has increased.
As he slowly opened his eyes hearing the old man entering, " are you alright kid" Old man said as he walked upto him at sat opposite to him.
"Yaa , I am feeling fine " Damian said as he got down from his chair and doing a little bit of stretching.
As Damian was busy stretching Old man spoke up attracting the attention of Damian " Kid let me honest with you , I am not good enough to teach you anything further "
As Damian heard the old man's words, he felt a mix of disappointment and confusion as he took a deep breath and tried to compose himself before responding. "What do you mean, old man? , You helped me forming my mana ring .
"Yup! That's what , I mean , I can't teach anything further as it's useless you are far more talented, for someone like me can teach you"Old man said in relaxing tone with stroking his beard.
Damian was bewildered at old man statement as whether he should be happy or disappointed
" Fine since you don't wanna teach more at least help me forming 2nd mana ring" Damian said with shhhh by putting his both hand at the back of his head.
As Damian said about 2nd magic ring old man looked at him as he was some shit!, As they both were looking at each other old main said breaking the silence " You see making 1st ring is easy as it's make your magic core stable but 2nd ring without even mastering your 1st is foolishness" Old man said this completely forgetting that it took him days to try above that 50 times .
" Same as her daughter doesn't know a thing or maybe they think , I am too small to learn" Damian thought in his mind .
" So what should , I do old man to learn magic" Damian said as he sat back on the chair by putting his hand on the table supporting his head.
The old man sat in his chair, eyeing the young person in front of him with a mix of amusement and concern. "If you're that serious on becoming a mage," he said, "you probably need to leave this island as you will never find anyone who can teach you magic here."
With that, he slowly got up from his chair, his movements deliberate and measured. He walked over to a wooden box which was placed on a wall shelf and picked out a rolled paper. He carried it over to the table and carefully unrolled it, revealing a detailed map of the surrounding area.
He pointed to a spot on the map. "Here," he said, "is where you should go if you want to find a teacher of magic." He paused, then added, "But be warned, the journey will not be easy. You will face many challenges and dangers along the way."
As Damian continued to study the map, he noticed that Ember Island was situated in the center of a cluster of smaller islands, including Crystalia which appeared to be nearby. He traced his finger across the map, following the coastline until his gaze fell upon Dragonspire Kingdom. It was marked by a distinctive symbol - a dragon's head with its mouth agape, as if ready to breathe fire.
From his vantage point, Damian could see the geography of the land, the mountains rising up in the distance, and the forests that surrounded the kingdom.
" So I have to go to Dragonspire "Damian said as stoped reading the map gaining the attention of the old man.
"You probably have to , when I visited crystalia 5 years ago , I heard about a magic academy in Dragonspire kingdom which teaches magic to children" Old man said as he imagined crystalia.
"So you never have visited Dragonspire " Damian said as he was clicking the table with his finger"
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"Off course not , not only that nobody from this Island has ever went to Dragonspire " Old man said while stroking his beard with a small smile.
At this point Damian was so shocked that he didn't know what to ask this Old man the more he hear the more his confusion increases.
Seeing the confused Damian " You see people living here are satisfied by their life , so there were no need for anyone to leave this Island,"as old man said", Plus I won't suggest you to leave this Island until you're 15 years old because it might take upto 6 months to reach the Dragonspire kingdom".
As Damian heard that it takes six months to reach Dragonspire, he layed on the chair with an uneasy restlessness, as if his soul had left his body.
While Damian was lying in his chair, looking restless and bored. Suddenly, a creaking sound caught his attention, and he turned his head towards the door.
A few moments later , Aria appeared at the doorway with a big pouch of fruits as it was full to the brim.
"Is everything okay" Aria said as she walked upto them at placed the fruits pouch on the table.
"Can we go home now " Damian said in whispered tone as he had no mood to talk .
" Sure , just let me place this fruits " Aria said , as she indicated Damian to go outside to wait .
Damian dragged his restless body outside the house.
"What happened, why does he look like that was forming magic ring not successful " Aria said to old man as she was concerned.
"Nah! He formed it on his first try , but I rejected him teach more magic maybe that's why he is that way " Old man said as he picked a fruit from the pouch and tooked a bite of it.
Back to Damian
"Dragonspire " Damian said it in low tone as he looked in the sky as the sun setting down.
"Let's go home" Aria said she stepped out the house as he saw Damian sitting on the ground a bit away from doorway.
As both Damian and Aria were returning home as they passed the market reaching the quite path " Are you angry on my father that he didn't taught you anything further" Aria spoke up breaking the silence between them.
" No , I am not " Damian said as he was looking down while kicking small rocks on the road.
As both were walking suddenly Aria stopped Damian by holding both his shoulder " Listen Damian Grimblade it's your life so you have to chose it whether you want live peaceful life here or you want become full fledged mage for which you have leave this Island " as she said ahead" The reason my father didn't teach anything further it's because he want you to learn on your own as you're only six year old , you have at least 10 year to hone your skills if you want to leave the Island.
Some moments later....After Aria Dropped Damian home.....
Damian is leaning on his room window watching the enjoying a beautiful moon and remembering what Aria told him " Maybe I was too excited about magic that I didn't even realized that I am only six year old "Damian muttered to himself as the beautiful night passed by.......
9 Years Later ..............